Blogging
Blogging is becoming big business. A growing number of people are now making a living from blogging and many thousands of businesses have realized that the direct customer contact blogging provides can be a real money spinner.
But for your blog to be successful, you've got to do your keyword research and optimize your posts. Follow the tips in our special blogging section and you'll see your audience expand.
You can find out more about how to set up a blog, and attract traffic and sales in Wordtracker's new e-book, Blogging for Business.
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13 reasons your business needs a blog by Chris Garrett, 20 October 2009
A blog can increase your sales and profit. In his new Wordtracker Masterclass book, Blogging for Business, Chris Garrett gives a detailed guide on how to run a successful blog. Here, Chris lists 13 reasons why your business needs a blog.
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Blogging tips from a social media agency by Rachelle Money, 15 September 2009
Peter Brady's company, Orbital Media Network, built a social media marketing consultancy on the back of its successful blogs. Brady tells Rachelle Money how he finds blogs to create online PR for his clients and then gives us his big blogging mistakes to avoid.
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Chris Garrett's "Blogging for Business" - your comments, feedback and questions 6 September 2009
Let us have your comments on Wordtracker's new e-book, "Blogging for Business"
Chris Garrett's "Blogging for Business" - your comments, feedback and questions
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5-minute SEO with SEO Blogger for Firefox by Chris Garrett, 24 June 2009
Anyone who has tried search engine optimization knows how important keyword research is. Well, good news everyone; keyword research just got a whole lot quicker and easier with Wordtracker's new, free Firefox extension - SEO Blogger.
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SEO made simple with SEO Blogger Firefox add-on by Rachelle Money, 24 June 2009
Calling all you bloggers! Wordtracker have launched a fantastic new tool that will see bloggers writing fully optimized posts without having to leave the page. Andy Mindel (picture left) talks to Rachelle Money about how he came up with SEO Blogger and how it will benefit the blogosphere.
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Writing kick-ass website sales copy by Rachelle Money, 8 April 2009
Some people think writing sales copy for the web is exactly the same as writing for print. Many make the simple mistake of copying and pasting their print-based marketing messages onto their websites, and then scratch their heads wondering why their conversion rates are poor. Wordtracker has teamed up with Nick Usborne, a leading authority on the subject of writing for the web, in a new e-book which shows you how to make the transition from writing print sales copy to online copy and stay one step ahead of your competitors.
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How to make blogging work for your business by Chris Garrett, 3 February 2009
Are you looking to grow a business? Do you want to break the demoralizing cycle of cold-call, pitch and knock-back, while attracting the custom, respect and recognition that you surely deserve?
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How to Twitter by Mark Nunney, 2 February 2009
Twitter is a powerful (micro)blogging site you can use to spread your message around the globe.
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iStylista combine blogging with keyword research to double sales in 4 months by Rachelle Money, 3 September 2008
Blogging is not just an important way to connect with your audience, it's also a great way of including keyword rich content on your site. Online personal stylist service iStylista.com found that their sales had doubled in just a matter of months, after they had launched their blog. Wordtracker spoke to its co-founder Hayden Allen-Vercoe to find out how he did it.
Read: iStylista combine blogging with keyword research to double sales in 4 months
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Chris Garrett Q&A by Rachelle Money, 22 July 2008
Chris Garrett is a professional blogger and co-author of the recently published ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income. Wordtracker's journalist Rachelle Money caught up with Garrett to pick his brains on how to crack the mini industry of blogging.
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Online Journalism: An introduction to the blog by Rachelle Money, 20 May 2008
In journalism, the question of how print reconciles itself with the challenges online news has brought is a hotly debated topic. In our new blog on online journalism we will be joining the conversation and looking at what newspapers are doing to grab online readers, but first here's an introduction to what you can expect from the blog.
